By pascaljappy | Monday Post
Over the past few weeks, two new 100mm lenses have been announced and alarmingly stretched my zygomaticus : the super duper Zeiss Otus 100 f/1.4 and the intriguing Laowa 100/2.8 Macro Apo. In many ways the two are similar, in many ways they are polar opposites. The Otus is a surprise because an […]
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By philberphoto | Monday Post , Uncategorized
Not many victims of conspiracies live to tell their stories, but I do. Ever since I announced that I was retiring from my photo hobby, I have been subjected to a combination of attacks and manipulation. In command of this are the 2 Pascals. The one that you know, and a brother of mine also […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Opinion
<Pascal> Please welcome new contributor Dallas Thomas. Dallas has the good fortune of living in Australia and has faced the hardship of being introduced to DearSusan through the hands of co-author Philippe (PB, in the text below). In spite of this, Dallas decided to contribute to the blog and – most surprising of all – […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
Strange math, isn’t it? One would expect a man with an accounting background to do better. Such as: (25+85)/2=55. Or 25+85= 55×2. Unfortunately for the elegance of the math, I had a 28mm lens and not a 25, and, frankly, I didn’t feel the need for 2 55mm lenses. But, be it as it may, […]
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By pascaljappy | Review
Ever since the Zeiss Milvus 85/1.4 (specs here) turned up on my doorstep, I’ve been meaning to compare it to my OTUS 85. It’s a natural comparison given the perfect match in focal length, aperture, size, weight and… huge price gap. And the clash of giants will indeed soon be published on these pages. However, […]
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By philberphoto | Opinion
Not every country is so lucky as to have lastingly gorgeous Indian summers, and fireworks of gold and copper foliage. In the Paris region, for example, autumn weather tends to be overcast with dull grey clouds and quite a bit of rain. Not the best weather for photography. So what to do? Go inside, young […]
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By pascaljappy | News
How can you tell you’re fully satisfied with your photo gear ? You enter the doors of Le Salon de la photo, in Paris, and have no interest in anything else than meeting friends and taking a few fun photographs. Either that or I’m getting too old to care. Ouch. In the bad ol’ days […]
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By pascaljappy | News
In April 2015, rumours rose from the East. Someone had apparently spotted an OTUS 24 prototype on a Zeiss senior designer’s desk. Forums lit up. A few months later, the magical number had risen to 28, and sources were now more than credible. Even since, at casa DS, it’s been a frantic anticipation of what […]
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By pascaljappy | News
It’s a long way to Tipperary. T’is an even longer one to Oberkochen, if you ask me. 9 hours in a train from Marseilles … … to Paris … … to Stuttgart … … to Aalen. Then a short bus ride to photography Mecca, Zeiss headquarters in Oberkochen. All made totally worth it by the […]
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By philberphoto | Uncategorized
Fact is, just a few years ago, DSLRs accounted for 100% of top-quality cameras, excluding medium-format and other professional gear. Mirrorless cameras were all compact, with thimble-sized sensors, very limited in terms of performance. There was but one exception, a small market niche for rangefinder cameras, almost exclusively Leica. But, despite the superlative glass, special […]
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